Framed
A Novel of Murder and Conspiracy
Ambition, lust, murder, and arrogance. Loser Gordon Butts, recently fired at a dead-end job, happens upon a new job opportunity, where he cons his way through an interview with the company president, Walter Thornton. Butts claws his way to the top, removing all obstacles in his path. Ambition, lust, murder, and arrogance all have a stated price. Butts’s outlandish and reckless behavior demands eternal justice. And justice is most assuredly served.
He
Framed is in the tradition of Double
Indemnity and Body Heat. And Gordon
Butts is most assuredly the arrogant sleazeball character I've ever created...
Robert P. Fitton
PS Butts is also a sucker extraordinaire.
The House Series
Being alone at a distant house might be defined as a welcome time away, unless things go awry. In this series temporary occupants of homes in various locations face life-threatening situations.
Beach House
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Quick Synopsis: Beach House
The Chesapeake Bay
Exchange House
The Maine Coast
Quick Synopsis: Exchange House
International Intrigue
Green Haze
A seasoned reporter, Roy Garrison is drawn to the California high desert by a local woman's bizarre claim of weird happenings on the state highway. Garrison is soon fleeing for this life as he pursues the lead, and soon finds himself trapped within the machinations of the Defense Security Agency. Across the country in Florida a couple falls into the same project but from another angle. On the run with an old friend, Garrison links up with the Florida couple. The intense espionage, double-crossing and government overthrow swirls into an unexpected finale, leaving behind a wake of death and destruction.
The Bridge of Lions, St. Augustine, Florida... The multi-continent chase begins.
Alan Sacket is about to be promoted to Vice President of sales for Lamberts, a mega store chain. Despite his large sales increase, Sackett is fired as the stock market plummets in 2008. Alan Sackett’s huge salary had supported his burgeoning debts. His debt swells with his income gone and payments due on his hotel suite, several vehicles, a six-figure boat, and mountain condo. He makes a deal with a notorious loan shark, Roscoe, to minimize his debt while he looks for work. Alan flies to Barclay Idaho, where he spent a summer at age ten, to sell his late aunt’s general store. He meets Soonie, his ten-year-old friend from that summer. Soonie’s situation and Alan’s love for her and the small-town clash with opposing forces. His plan involves the town, Soonie and Roscoe’s demand for the entire loan.
Downsized-A Novel of Possibility
Downsized Synopsis
